Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-03-16
THE WEST,

MRS. E. LESTER, living seven miles
southwest Of Pulaski, Davis County, Iowa,
suicided by jumping into we'll. She tied
a flatiron around her neck. The well was
about twenty or thirty feet deep and
had six feet of water in it. She had been
IN the hospital at Mt. Pleasant and returned
from there about Christmas.
THE Dry Goods Clerks Association of
Chicago held mass meeting in Central
Music Hall on Sunday, the 18th, for the
purpose of calling upon the Legislature to
pass law forbidding the opening of busi-
ness houses on Sunday.
v. LONG, an old soldier, aged between
SO and 60 years, residing near Ottumwa,
Iowa, was run over and killed by Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy train neal
Fairchild. The engineer of the train says
he is confident Long threw himself on the
track.
THE announcement is made that the
Joint Western Classification Committee
has taken the important action Of estab-
fishing double classification on live
stock. In several Western States railways
are forbidden by law to limit their liability
except as set forth in the official classiica-
ton. To avoid this two classificatio ms
have been made, one establishing high
rate when live stock is taken at carriers
risk, and the other much lower when trans
ported at owners risk. This will enable
the roads to meet tho liability clause and
arrange their tariffs accordingly.
THE case Of Smith az gainst Robertson TO
determine the question Of the disputed
Lieutenant Governorship of Indiana, was
finally settled, SO far as the courts are con-
cerned, when the Supreme Court denied
Smiths petition for rehearing. The
court holds in effect that the General As
sembly is the only tribunal competent to
pass on the question.
EMMoNs BLAINE has been appointed
General Freight and Passenger Agent Of
the Chicago, Santa Fe and California Rail-
way Company, which is the eastern extern
sion Of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe.
The trial of Frank Rainsbarger, at
Marshalltown, Iowa, for the murder Of
1884, has been concluded, the jury bring
ing in verdict of guilty, with imprison-
ment for life. The murder of which Frank
Rainsbarger was found guilty was that of
his father r-in-law, Enoch johnson.
This killing, there is good reason to
believe, was but one Of the several
committed by Frank and his brothers.
Rainsbarger and johnson were arrested for
counterfeiting, and were on their way to
Sioux City in charge OF an officer when
Rainsberber made his escape. After re-
manning in Jail here some months john
son was bailed ont. His life was insured
BY his daughter and son-in-law and
presently he was found dead in the road.
caused by Q runaway team was ascertained
to be the work of q murderer.
Lucy B. PARSONS, the lecturing anar-
chist, was refused hall by the local mill
tary company at Columbus, Ohio, where
she proposed to speak. She called on the
Mayor to protest against such action, and
became 60 abusive and demonstrasive that
she was locked NO. Mrs. Parsons informed
tho Mayor when he refused to grant her
request that he was Of little consequence,
and that the meeting would be held re-
Gardless of him or his police protection.
In the height Of her excitement the Mayor
ordered her to be taken to q cell, and re-
! fused to let any of the local sympethizers
zee her, although o number Of them called.
| Mrs. Parsons was seen in her cell and
stated that this 10 an effort to muzzle free
| speech; that she lectured in seventeen
states and this il the hrst time she has ever
been molested. She sent the following
| telegram: "a. B. Parsons, county Jail,
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